Terry,

In all the ideas proposed, where was the simple one of increasing the number of charter schools?

If a 16-year-old does not find value in her school, there are few other options to get a high school diploma, so instead of transferring to a more appropriate school, she drops out altogether. There is no such stark choice in college, work, or social networking web sites. If you get fed up with myspace, you can still use xanga or gather. Lincoln High students don’t have quite as many options.